Washing-machine



(No Model.)

P. E. LAMBAGH. WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Mar. 14

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP H. LAMBACH, OF BOULDER, COLORADO.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 493,335, dated March 14, 1893.

Application filed May 28 1892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. LAMBACH, of the city and county of Boulder, in the State of Colorado, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

' This washing machine belongs to that class in which the articles to be washed are passed beneath a ribbed roller. The novel features are set forth in the claim.

Figure I is a longitudinal vertical section, taken at I-I, Fig. II. Fig. II is a top view part of the endless apron being broken away and omitted to show parts of the machine beneath.

l is the stand which may be of any suitable construction.

2 is the vessel having a general rectangular form in its upper part, and with bottom 2a rounded at the ends 2b.

3 is a rear roller whose gudgeons 3, have bearing in the upright open ended slots La of the cleats 4 that are attached to the inner sides of the vessel. The construction is such that the roller may be dropped into place in its bearings.

5 is a front roller that may be about equal in size with the roller 3 and at the same level. Cleats 6 are shown attached to vthe sides of the vessel and having horizontal open ended slots 6n to receive the gudgeons of the roller 5, and in which the gudgeons have bearing.

7 is an upper roller having bearing in boxes 8 located upon the vessel and turned by a handle 9 or other suitable means. l This roller is polygonal in form as to provide flat surfaces or squared faces and angles shown, so as to take a good hold of the endless belt or apron lO and to increase its hold on the clothes when it is desired to lift them from the vessel. The endless belt or apron passes around the rollers 3 and 7 and the under part of it passes beneath the roller 5. ll is an intermediate roller located above the front roller partly between the latter and the upper roller Serial No. 434,770. (No model.)

in a bag of the apron and having ribs 11a. The gudgeons of this roller have bearing in the ends of arms or links .l2 pivoted at the lower end to the side of the Vessel by pivots 13. This roller rests on the top of the endless belt or apron 10, as seen in Fig. I, and presses it down by gravity upon or in proximity to the roller 5. The endless apron has horizontal parts extending from the rear roller to the front roller and vertical parts extending from the front roller to the upper roller.

The articles to be washed are droppedinto the part 14 of thevessel and one or more of the articles, at a time, are placed upon the endless apron and by turning the handle in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. I the articles are drawn between the rollers l1 and 5. As they reach the top of the roller l1 the apron tilts them over it and they fall down onto the horizontal part of the apron and are carried again between the rollers ll and 5. It' desired, the handle may be reciprocated in the arc of a circle so as to concentrate action upon a particular article or part ot an article.

When the articles have been sufficiently washed they may be pressed by hand against the roller 7 and will be carried over that roller and discharged from the machine. I purpose to make the endless apron 10 of coarse canvas but may use any suitable material.

I claim as my invention- A washing machine consisting of the vessel 2, having'a general rectangular form in its upper part, and provided with a bottom 2a rounded at its ends 2b, the cleats 4 attached to the sides of the vessel having open ended upright slots 4a, the rear roller 3 havn ing gudgeons 3 bearing in the upright slots, the cleats 6 attached to the sides of the vessel having open ended horizontal slots 6, the front roller 5 located at the same level as the rear roller having gudgeons bearing in the horizontal slots, the boxes 8, located upon the vessel, the polygonal faced upper roller 7 bearing in the boxes, having a handle 9 by which it is rotated, the links 12 pivoted to the sides of the Vessel near its bottom and exand Vertical parts extending from the front tending toward the front end of the vessel, roller to the upper rollers; substantially as 1o the intermediate roller 11 located over the described.

front roller partly between the latter and the A 5 upper roller, mounted in the outer ends of PHILIP H LAMBACH' the links, and having ribs lltL and the end- In presence 0fless apron 10, having horizontal parts extend- A. M. ROUSE,

ing from the rear roller to the front roller D. R. MCNAUGHTON. 

